Moving a Cartridge from One Cell to Another Cell


Moving a Cartridge from One Cell to Another Cell


This procedure can be used when moving a tape cartridge from either a magazine cell or fixed cell to any other cell.

Starting from:

       IBM XXX7  X.XX x
       DIAG OFFLINE
       A:  DLT7000   VNN y1
       B:  DLT7000   VNN y2

  1.  Press the CYCLE key twice. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

            CHANGE MODE
          ->MOVE CARTRIDGE
            DLT DIAGNOSTIC
            CONFIDENCE TEST
            REMOTE DIAGS
            DRVLDULD
            COMM TEST
            MAINTNANCE MENU
     

  2.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

            SELECT SOURCE
          ->Storage Cell ?
            Drive ?
     

  3.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

            SELECT SOURCE
            Cartridge 0 ?
     

     Press the CYCLE key to increase the storage cell number from 0 through 14.
     Press the MENU key to decrease the storage cell number from 14 through 0.

  4.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

            SELECT DEST
            ->Storage Cell ?
              Drive ?
     

  5.  Press the SELECT key once. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

            SELECT DEST
            Cartridge 0 ?
     

     Press the CYCLE key to increase the storage cell number from 0 through 14.
     Press the MENU key to decrease the storage cell number from 14 through 0.

     To void the pending move operation, press the MENU key when the arrow is pointing at element 0.

     To run the move operation, press the SELECT key. The following menu is shown on the operator panel.

           Press select to
           execute move
           From Element xx
           To Element yy
     

  6.  Press the SELECT key. The following menus are shown on the operator panel as the move operation is performed
     (xx and yy are the specified element numbers).

           MOVE
           From Element xx
           MOVE
           To Element yy
     

  7.  After the move operation is finished, press the MENU key.
     The DIAG OFFLINE menu is shown on the operator panel, and you can perform additional operations.


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